Luke 4:8-18

8 Jesus answered him, "It is written, '¹YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.' "

9 ²And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;

10 for it is written, '³HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD YOU,'

11 and, '⁴ON their HANDS THEY WILL BEAR YOU SO THAT YOU WILL NOT STRIKE YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' "

12 And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is said, '⁵YOU SHALL NOT PUT THE LORD YOUR GOD TO THE TEST.' "

13 When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.

Jesus' Public Ministry

14 And ⁶Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and ⁷news about Him spread through all the surrounding district.

15 And He began ⁸teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.

16 And He came to ⁹Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, ¹⁰He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and ¹¹stood up to read.

17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,

18 "¹²THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE * THOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 6:13; Deuteronomy 10:20; Matthew 4:10
• 2. Matthew 4:5-7
• 3. Psalms 91:11
• 4. Psalms 91:12
• 5. Deuteronomy 6:16
• 6. Matthew 4:12
• 7. Matthew 9:26; Luke 4:37
• 8. Matthew 4:23
• 9. Luke 2:39, 51
• 10. Matthew 13:54; Mark 6:1
• 11. Acts 13:14-16
• 12. Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 11:5; Matthew 12:18; John 3:34

Footnotes

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